ACL9LCLF10E02 Year 9 Languages

This Content Descriptor from Year 9 Languages provides the specific knowledge and skills students should learn. Use it to plan lessons, create learning sequences, and design assessments that align with the Australian Curriculum v9.

respond to texts and discuss ideas about ancient [Country/City] society in [Classical Language] or English, as appropriate

Elaborations

• 1 reading texts in [Classical Language] and responding to questions in English to demonstrate understanding of content, context, purpose and technique
• 2 gathering and collating information about ancient [Country/City] art, including sculpture, jewellery and painting, and producing an online exhibition catalogue
• 3 researching inscriptions or graffiti and analysing what they reveal about the society of Ancient [Country/City]
• 4 evaluating the effectiveness of texts by considering the use of techniques such as simile, metaphor, personification or pathos for particular purposes such as to entertain or persuade
• 5 exploring how language is used to reveal character, key messages, purpose and values in texts such as narratives, plays and poems, for example, by performing [Classical Language] plays or creating theatrical interpretations of [Classical Language] stories
• 6 reading a text in [Classical Language] and analysing plot, characters, themes and use of literary features

Related Achievement Standards